The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-21
THOSE LOVELY EYES.

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THOSE LOVELY EYES.
They Worked the Ruin Of a Conf
dent Man.
II know what I'm talking about"
Mr.. Stanwood remarked, land / re-
peat the bet I'll wager a breakfast
for the party that no man at the table
can go into six old clothes shops on
Baxter street. between Leonard and
Franklin, and price an overcoat with
out buying one"
The five other men at the table looked
1t the speaker with a mixture of amuse-
ment and perplexity. 1t was a Sunday
morning breakfast one week ago at
the most prominent Of the Fifth venue
club.
III don't see where the difficulty
comes in," said Mr.. Rochester. 'In
take the bet"
At eleven o'clock one morning, there
fore, six men left the clubhouse, and
. Broadway horse-car carried them to
Worth street Thence they walked to
the corner of Worth and Baxter streets,
and from that point Mr.. Rochester
strolled up the west side of Baxter to
Leonard. His companions were half
q block behind him watching. They
appeared to be occupied with their
cigars to the exclusion of all other OBJ
jects of interest, and the old clothes
stores being on the other side of the
street, no attention was paid to them.
Mr.. Rochester, the morning being raw,
was attired in a rough heavy sack tray-
cling suit
Rochester had just passed under the
arcade Of trousers and vests in front of
Funkenstein's when a little old man
with a gray beard and sharp eyes seized
his arm.
II know vot you wand. You wand a
shpring ofercoad, amt id?"
Have you got any spring o~vercoatsP"
asked MI. Rochester.
..Haf Up Der finest in der world.
Come insite." And they went inside.
.sVot priceP" asked MI. Funkenstein.
.T'm not particular. I want some
thing that will not show the dust"
..Rebecca, get down dem Teodore
Roosevelt goods and don'd be loafin'
dere," said the vender, sharply. II
wouldn't show 'em to Everybody, my
frient. In a theatrical whisper. Desc
vas send ofer to Mr.. Roosevelt py der
Brince of Wales. Dey vas too schmall
for him und he gate 'em to his man
vat sold 'em. You don'd gift it avay?"
said Mr.. Funkenstein, suddenly check
ing himself and staring suspiciously at
Rochester, fearing he had told too
much.
II will not" said Rochester.
..Dere now. Chust see dot" said
the vendor admiringly. "Best of En-
gland goods. Cost you sefenty-tive
tollars NIT dem uptown shtores."
He exhibited an o~vercoat which in the
dim light looked perfectly new. 1t was
faced with ostensible silk, and was of
the latest cut
How much is it?" asked Rochester.
..Tvelluf t~ollars, vort fordy if its
wort q cend."
Had it not been for the bet the bar
gain would really have been tempting.
Mindful of his mission, however,
Rochester shook his head and edged
away.
..Holt on; Wait a mind. i got all
kinds of spring ~overcoats. Twenty
dozen here und twenty cases up stairs.
May be you don'd like der color? Vat
color do you likep PrownP Veepin
Rachel you ought to see der prown
vuns." And in a second he had CON
jurcd three from somewhere in three
shades and had n owe Rochester's
right arm and two in his hands.
Take der middle yum. Fits your
COMPLEXION vunderful. Meier seer
u fit a mans COMPLEXION like dot
Chust your Size" Rochester found
himself encircled with a tape around
his chest.
..velli veil! vellI'' cried Funkensteir
astonished.
..Vat ees it, Isaac" screamed Rebec.
ca, startled.
.'Oh! vot a splendid chest. Oh coot
gracious. You vas q brize fighder, my
frient. 1 tink so ven you GONE in.
Rebecca, is dot a brize fghder's ofer.
coat you got dere? Dry it on my
frient, dry it on" Before Rochester
could protest his arms were half way
in the sleeves aud Rebecca and Isaac
skillfuly slipped it over his shoulders
Rochester looked ~sheepish. HI
wished he was out of it. He seemed t.
be under some kind of an obligation
to purchase an overcoat that he had no
forseen. He felt fatally sure that if hi
didn't get that overcoat off his back hi
would buy it. All this ran through hi
mind in the dark little shop while Isaa'
was punching it up in the back ant
saying critically:
..Nefer seen any ding like id. Fit
like It was mate to orter." Like de
shkin on a sossitch," echoed Rebecca
Rochester acted with decision. H
took a dollar bill from his pocket AM
said:
..Here, II have an appointment
This will pay you for your trouble.
He stripped off the coat and fled in tn
temporary a~sstonishment he ha
caused.
..Vy didn't he take der coat Wit him?'
said Rebecca grinning at Isaac, as sh
looked at the bill.
But Isaac was already outside an
hooked ANOTHER fish.
Rochester, elt that he needed time fo
reflection. He did not dare look in tn
direction of Eve broad grins which h
felt sure were a short distance ava
bearing due northeast. He lit a.cigs
and : ruu,ipated He nnuSt Keen th